Japanese Emperor Akihito ended his 30-year reign by abdicating the Chrysanthemum Throne. The 85-year-old monarch is the first ruler in the past 200 years to do such a thing. His son Naruhito took charge as the emperor of Japan on May 1, 2019. Abdicating the throne Emperor Akihito has been ill for quite some time. ...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has lambasted the Chinese government for supporting the oppressive Maduro regime in Venezuela, accusing Beijing of pushing the Latin American country into chaos. Meanwhile, the Venezuelan government is reportedly increasing its military headcount. Chinese involvement in Venezuela “China’s bankrolling of the Maduro regime helped to precipitate and prolong ...
During Xi Jinping’s recent visit to Italy, China signed several agreements related to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with the Italian government. However, Beijing let its authoritarian tendencies run wild as it threatened an Italian journalist and warned her not to publish negative news about China. Threatening journalists Giulia Pompili works for the popular Italian ...
The United Nations is investigating Kim Jong-un for procuring several luxury cars, including brands like Mercedes-Benz, Rolls Royce, and Lexus. The UN has banned member countries from exporting luxury goods to North Korea due to the nation’s nuclear program. Kim Jong-un’s luxury rides “The North Koreans procure what they want. They get the best when ...
The world had great expectations for the Trump-Kim summit held in Hanoi. Some believed that North Korea would agree to complete denuclearization at the end of the summit in exchange for economic growth. However, nothing of this sort happened. The summit ended without both countries arriving at any deal. But this doesn’t mean that nothing ...
The self-declared interim President of Venezuela Juan Guaidó has proposed an offer of amnesty to the ruling President Nicolas Maduro and the country’s armed forces if they peacefully step down from power and help transition the nation into a democracy. Guaidó currently enjoys the support of the U.S. and a number of its allies. Installing ...
Entrepreneur Andrew Lee from California got the shock of his life when he became a Korean prince. It turns out that he was nominated as the Crown Prince of Korea. Lee is related to the current nominal emperor of Korea’s Joseon Dynasty, King Yi Seok. The king decided to pass on the crown to Lee ...
In China, the 130 years of strong Qing leadership began with Emperor Kangxi (1654-1722) followed by Yongzheng (1678-1735) and then Qianlong (1711-1799). In France, the time during which King Louis XIV (1638-1718) ruled was regarded as the Grand Century. The reign of France’s Louis XIV, also known as the Sun King, lasted 72 years, which is ...
The standoff between the United States and Turkey continues unresolved after the latter declined to return a Christian pastor who has been detained in the country over allegations of anti-national activities, a claim that the pastor vehemently denies. The dispute over the Christian pastor The pastor, Andrew Brunson, hails from North Carolina and has been ...
If the 2018 NATO summit at Brussels will be remembered for something, it will be for the stiff tensions the United States created with Germany in a bid to make the European nation back out of its German-Russian pipeline deal. America’s problem with the German-Russian pipeline deal Germany and Russia have long been talking about ...
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